“ Since my symptoms began 13 years ago, I’ve tried every form of pain management I could access — NSAIDS, nonopioid analgesics, neurologic medications, acupuncture, laser therapy, physical therapy, prol… Michael Bihovsky
“ Everywhere I go, I kind of half stumble, half stomp. If there’s a balcony within a hundred feet of me at any given time, I am on it— smoking a Marlboro light 100 and complaining about something. Kris Kidd
“ My blood makes noise. And I’m saying this now, because I have a strange gut feeling that it will be silenced someday soon. Kris Kidd
“ The first few days felt quite surreal for gone was that filtered world of perfect angles made up of peoples’ best moments and selves. Gone was the wormhole that one jumped into at the sign of any awkw… Aysha Taryam
“ Desire is alcoholic, desire is the greatest drug possible. Marijuana is nothing, lsd is nothing. Desire is the greatest lsd possible – the ultimate in drugs.What is the nature of desire? When you desi… Osho
“ But Tilo had crept up on him, and become a kind of compulsion, an addiction almost. Addiction has its own mnemonics – skin, smell, the length of the loved one’s fingers. In Tilo’s case it was the slan… Arundhati Roy
“ In the soft light of morning, the sky outside turning light blue, my answer is always and still: “I’m fine. Kris Kidd
“ Why then do we wonder that heroin is everywhere? In our isolation, heroin thrives; that's its natural habitat. And our very search for painlessness led us to it. Heroin is, I believe, the final expres… Sam Quinones
“ Under the influence, I am easily influenced. I try to keep my pants on, but some things are easier said than done. Kris Kidd
“ I learned that it's okay to feel the way I do: that my life has no meaning unless I have a boyfriend. A real man is like the perfect vampire-boy and all the perfect guys in Twue Wuv. Jess C. Scott
“ She said, “I swear, I put something in my mouth one time, and I’m addicted. I think I have oral fixation issues. Alannah Lynne
“ Anything that inspires addiction or obsession - substances, entertainment, beauty, secrecy - is dangerous in that it can lead to isolation, self-absorption, and disconnection, to paralyzed stasis: an… Greg Carlisle
“ If, by the virtue of charity or the funded Ennet House, you will acquire many exotic new facts. You will find out that once MA’s Department of Social Services has taken a mother’s children away for an… David Foster Wallace
“ Why do prostitutes when they get straight always try and get so prim? It's like long-repressed librarian-ambitions come flooding out. David Foster Wallace
“ Oh and P.S.? I am in dire need of more coffee. Industrial strength.""But we're going to sleep soon," I say."I know." Laila shudders. "Addiction is a bitch. Susane Colasanti
“ Here was the secret of happiness, about which philosophers had disputed for so many ages, at once discovered; happiness might now be bought for a penny, and carried in the waistcoat-pocket; portable e… Thomas de Quincey
“ My daughter, Carly, has been in and out of drug treatment facilities since she was thirteen. Every time she goes away, I have a routine: I go through her room and search for drugs she may have left be… Dina Kucera
“ Drinking is such a necessity to human life that people cannot fathom an individual who, like a child confined to a church pew, gets little enjoyment out of it and would rather do other things. Criss Jami
“ The need to find out what will happen if I don't relent or moderate my actions has been a constant source of difficulty and discomfort in my life. Russell Brand
